Computer model increases effectiveness of Republic of Benin vaccination program

"A team of researchers recently used modeling software to aid West Africa's Republic of Benin in determining how to bring more lifesaving vaccines to its children.

The HERMES Logistics Modeling Team, made up of researchers from the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, the University of Pittsburgh School of Engineering and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, reported its findings this month in the journal Vaccine.

The HERMES model’s results have aided the Republic of Benin in enacting initial changes to its vaccines delivery system, which could lead to additional changes nationwide."